Keep reading the news!

[Tengukami]

That's also true. There was a Minister of Fisheries in this country who, on his very last day in office, lifted the ban on hunting whales. Whale hunting, by the way, has a lot of popular support. The new guy replacing him, who was from a different party, was left with either leaving in place a policy his own party was vehemently against, or reversing the decision and losing popular support.

So yeah, if the Wisconsin GOP is taking a kamikaze approach to politics, I guess it wouldn't be the first time that's happened.

[MayKissingDoveWyks]

Stop right there, governor scum!

...As if the Wisconsin Democrats' exile wasn't asinine enough.

[Tengukami]

Oh their "exile" was actually well played. It underlines the lack of confidence and popular support the reps have. It was a bold and risky move, but it worked in their favor.

[MayKissingDoveWyks]

Oh their "exile" was actually well played. It underlines the lack of confidence and popular support the reps have. It was a bold and risky move, but it worked in their favor.

Fine then.

Come and complain to me 5 years from now when the Republicans do the same thing.

[Tengukami]

Fine then.

Come and complain to me 5 years from now when the Republicans do the same thing.

Yes, it'll break my heart if Republican lawmakers walked off the job.

[Iced Fairy]

EDIT: I was worried yesterday that the U.N. vote came too late, but wow it's amazing how fast Lybia went from "no mercy" to cease-fire. Was it the threat of troops, or thre threat of permanent negative international relations with the West, or what? I'm not much for politics, so I'm interested as to what exactly could change a dictator's mind that fast.

At a guess it's because they aren't sure they can win without airpower.  Street to street, even those poorly armed rebels are dangerous to modern infantry and armor.  Currently Gaddafi's been able to bomb organized resistance, causing the rebels to break.  Without air power it'll be harder.

That's just a guess though.  I don't think anyone knows exactly what the force distribution is currently.

[Firestorm29]

At a guess it's because they aren't sure they can win without airpower.  Street to street, even those poorly armed rebels are dangerous to modern infantry and armor.  Currently Gaddafi's been able to bomb organized resistance, causing the rebels to break.  Without air power it'll be harder.

That's just a guess though.  I don't think anyone knows exactly what the force distribution is currently.

I remember some articles stating this is just a measure to buy some time, but I think Gahdafi might not have alot of confidence trying to fight rebels with modern air support.

[Iced Fairy]

The US is currently suppressing Lybian anti aircraft positions.

Apparently France the UK and some Arab states are going to be doing the actual in flight missions, and I heard elsewhere that the French at least are also considering artillery positions around civilian areas valid targets.  We'll see how things actually progress.

[Tengukami]

Apparently France the UK and some Arab states are going to be doing the actual in flight missions, and I heard elsewhere that the French at least are also considering artillery positions around civilian areas valid targets.

My, how things have changed since 1986.

[Edible]

...

AT&T is buying T-Mobile USA for $39 billion.

Jesus goddamn christ.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/20/us-tmobile-att-idUSTRE72J3JE20110320

[Cadmas]

Mergers Mergers everywhere.

How many phone companies are left?

[MayKissingDoveWyks]

Mergers Mergers everywhere.

How many phone companies are left?

Verizon, AT&T/Bellsouth, Sprint/Nextel...

....
....
Shit, that's all the service providers I think....

EDIT: Cable-wise there's Comcast, Optimum, and Time Warner

[wooterz]

Verizon, AT&T/Bellsouth, Sprint/Nextel...

....
....
Shit, that's all the service providers I think....

EDIT: Cable-wise there's Comcast, Optimum, and Time Warner

Don't forget Charter.

[Third Eye Lem]

Wow, someone beat me to this.

Considering I'm also a T-Mobile customer, I gotta ask...Am I screwed or should I stop worrying?

[Stuffman]

Wow, someone beat me to this.

Considering I'm also a T-Mobile customer, I gotta ask...Am I screwed or should I stop worrying?

You're screwed. AT&T is awful.

[Minch]

Wow, someone beat me to this.

Considering I'm also a T-Mobile customer, I gotta ask...Am I screwed or should I stop worrying?

We should mourn for the death of T-Mobile. The last greatest carrier. I am going to slap anyone who basically wants an iPhone on T-Mobile and cheers.

[Barrakketh]

T-Mobile actually does the reasonable thing and gives you a discount on your service if you buy a phone at full price.  And from what I hear their customer service is actually good!

[Third Eye Lem]

T-Mobile actually does the reasonable thing and gives you a discount on your service if you buy a phone at full price.  And from what I hear their customer service is actually good!

Indeed it is.

I think the best case scenario would be that T-Mobile will be like that one roommate that lives with you, who tries to keep the place tidy, and help clean up AT&T's act. T-Mobile wouldn't have accepted this deal if they weren't going to deal with the crappy service AT&T supposedly gives. Call me an optimist, but I'm just hoping for the best.


And who cares about the iPhone, the iPad is where it's at :V

[MayKissingDoveWyks]

You're screwed. AT&T is awful.

It's awful because of all the capitalism and the fact that they can't build enough towers because of derpVerizon.

[Minch]

Indeed it is.

I think the best case scenario would be that T-Mobile will be like that one roommate that lives with you, who tries to keep the place tidy, and help clean up AT&T's act. T-Mobile wouldn't have accepted this deal if they weren't going to deal with the crappy service AT&T supposedly gives. Call me an optimist, but I'm just hoping for the best.


And who cares about the iPhone, the iPad is where it's at :V

You do know what AT&T merges with, they get assimilated. Look what happened to Cingular.

It's awful because of all the capitalism and the fact that they can't build enough towers because of derpVerizon.

Ok, what does capitalism have to do with AT&T being a shitty carrier? They only price their services like shit high, and CS is just bad.

[wooterz]

I think the best case scenario would be that T-Mobile will be like that one roommate that lives with you, who tries to keep the place tidy, and help clean up AT&T's act. T-Mobile wouldn't have accepted this deal if they weren't going to deal with the crappy service AT&T supposedly gives.

Of course they would have, do you honestly think that there are decent businesses in the world that think of anything other than money?

[Quad City QBs]

(CNN) - Maine Gov. Paul LePage ordered a 36-foot mural depicting the state's labor history be removed from the lobby of the Department of Labor headquarters building in Augusta, Maine, according to LePage's office.

Laura Boyett, the acting commissioner for the Maine Department of Labor, in a letter to her employees, said the department received feedback that the building is "not perceived as equally receptive to both businesses and workers," and is therefore removing the mural and renaming all of the conference rooms.

[Minch]

So you're taking a mural and changing all of the conference room that seems to be "Not Productive" to a Labor Headquarters. How stupid can you be?

[MayKissingDoveWyks]

Ok, what does capitalism have to do with AT&T being a shitty carrier? They only price their services like shit high, and CS is just bad.

A teacher told me that we have lost something important overtime when it comes to Products and buying.

It's called: Quality.

[Quad City QBs]

aha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

We are a social media company working for a political organization, hired to help balance the left-wing bias of major media outlets by supplying a team of writers who will post to newspaper comments, media forums, FB pages, etc.  We are NOT officially affiliated with Harper campaign

You writing must be strong, right-wing and use supplied talking points without bogging down in too much detail.  You are creating an online persona with a consistent tone.  Ideally you can find or make up facts and statistics to stir controversy.  Where suited humour, sarcasm and personal insults are welcome.

I love this on so many levels.  While what's-his-face engineers 'brilliant exposes' of ACORN and NPR, you don't even have to try to uncover the memetic engineering going on with the right, the post-Tea Party version of old white men trying to act street.

[Suikama]

aha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

I love this on so many levels.  While what's-his-face engineers 'brilliant exposes' of ACORN and NPR, you don't even have to try to uncover the memetic engineering going on with the right, the post-Tea Party version of old white men trying to act street.

aww yeah canadian elections :colonveeplusalpha:

[Alfred F. Jones]

We were discussing this in my Politics and Economics class today, and I thought it was worth a repost:

http://motherjones.com/politics/2011/02/income-inequality-in-america-chart-graph

Good brain candy. Don't be scared by the idea of incomprehensible data; it's presented in easy-to-understand infographics so that you, too, can understand just how much richer the rich are than you! BV

[Byaaakuren]

Title's so misleading. What do you mean, I will likely never understand!?

I mean, 12 year old college student discussing Calc II integration techniques. As much as I already know this stuff, it's a nice thing to watch. Plus, there's a doggy! (Which I got distracted by :derp:)

[Suikama]

Title's so misleading. What do you mean, I will likely never understand!?

I mean, 12 year old college student discussing Calc II integration techniques. As much as I already know this stuff, it's a nice thing to watch. Plus, there's a doggy! (Which I got distracted by :derp:)

He's like the average student from China :V

[MatsuriSakuragi]

We were discussing this in my Politics and Economics class today, and I thought it was worth a repost:

http://motherjones.com/politics/2011/02/income-inequality-in-america-chart-graph

Good brain candy. Don't be scared by the idea of incomprehensible data; it's presented in easy-to-understand infographics so that you, too, can understand just how much richer the rich are than you! BV

Even with the infographics, it's hard to wrap my mind around that. Dear god. o_o

Title's so misleading. What do you mean, I will likely never understand!?

I mean, 12 year old college student discussing Calc II integration techniques. As much as I already know this stuff, it's a nice thing to watch. Plus, there's a doggy! (Which I got distracted by :derp:)

> Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

That's the Indianapolis branch of the college I go to. Fascinating.

Really though, good for him. o_O